The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-19

Portage, but had apparently given his
red hair up as bad job. He not only
left the bottle in his room, but by
means of soap and water washed off
what dye he had put on at Milwaukee.
Lane had given the landlord to I'M
derstand that he was Woodworking
young man who had started out to look
for Job, but he had departed without
fixing on any thing definite. did not
believe he would 60 to Oshkosh. He
was acting IKE man who reasoned
that if he could hide himself away in
the country for few weeks his crime
and his identity would both be forgot
ten. To catch the embezzler without
capturing his swag would have been no
credit to me. He had several days the
start of me, and had by this time got
Job of some sort. procured rough suit
of clothes, hired horse and set off on
his trail. As he had gone on foot with
large valise in his hand it was easy to
hear of him along the road. He headed
toward Oshkosh for five or six miles,
and then turned directly north. 1t was
in the fall of the year, and the roads
were in bad condition, but he made
twenty-four miles that first day, not
stopping at all for dinner. He went
to the northeast for six miles, to
the north for ten miles, and then
he turned due west, almost on
line with La Crosse, and went eight
miles before stopping at an inn. l
only made the same number of miles
on horseback, but as he had to lie by
the next forenoon on account of the
rain, while 1 had good weather,
gained half a day on him. He pro-
ceeded toward La Crosse for ten miles
. more, and then went north two miles,
{ and stayed overnight with a farmer
and talked about going to work in a
saw mill. Next day he headed due
west, and reached the Wisconsin river
at hamlet called Little Bend. 1t
, was on the sixth day after he left
t Milwaukee that l located him, and he
had then been at work in a saw mill
, for a day and a half. 1 entered the
{ hamlet on foot, as he had done, hav-
> ing a few extra clothes in a bundle,
5 and it was soon known to the seventy
f five or eighty population that l was
, in search of work. The owner of the
l only store in the place also kept a
, saloon and tavern, and, under pre-
e tense of being footsore and used up,
\ l remained idle for two or three days,
e although the mill owner was short of
!. hands and desired me to 90 to work at
e once.
a 1t may be thought strange that did
not at once arrest Lane and have done
r with it. Had l overhauled him en-
t route that would have been the plan,
o for the money would have been in his
valise. He had taken board at the
> tavern, and during my first half day
: there l had found his room open and
e his valise unlocked. There was moth
o ing in it which any one would wan
e to take away. He had, like a SHARP
e man, taken his money out and planted
it. He could not justly suspect that
: was after him, for after three or fouI
r days l went to work alongside of hin
: and held him at distance. He trieC
Il hard to get acquainted with me, but
e was taciturn and unsocial. He CAV,
" me an opportunity to ask him ques
e tons, but l refused to profit by it.
It admitted, for purpose, that l lief
II Milwaukee four or five days behinc
Y him; and, after seeming to reflect 70
, while, he asked:
o "Was there any special news whel
1t you leftP"
d 81 don't remember"
" me murders or robberiesP"
'e There was a mystery of some sort,
r believe. Somebody drew lot of none,
10 out of the bank. fell into the hands O
# sharpers, and they were looking in tn
W river and lake for his dead body"
l, "H'mW he coughed, and that endet
a, our conversation, though l did not fai
g to notice the look of qualification whicI
crept over his face. That he had hid
" den the treasure was certain. That h
would visit it sooner or later was dea
ID sure. l watched him closely durin
the day, and saw that he was nervou
|" and preoccupied. expected he woul
go out to inspect his treasure at night
lie and l took my precautions that h
should not escape me, but he made n
move. He went to work on Frida
lie noon of one week and l on Thursda
s of the next. When Sunday week cam
it was bright, warm day, and l mad
IT. %lp my mind not to lose sight of hiI
~ for an hour. There were several acre
tn of logs in the yard, and after breakfa'
a l went to the mill, climbed up in tn
e, attic, and had the yard and the hamlC
,g under my eye. At about ten o'cloc
OF Lane came down into the yard, wal